This little piggy went to market . . .
Whenever I have passing doubts about my decision to move back to Georgia, headlines like this force me to acknowledge that I have chosen wisely:Another Hogzilla Caught Near Atlanta
Readers of my former blog might recall a piece I wrote about wild hogs in Georgia. Seems like they're cutting loose and headin' for the big city! So, someone killed a 1100 lb. hog in Atlanta. That's just astonishing. Even better? There's a term for a pig that big. Makes me well up a little, I'll tell you what.
(The picture is of the mythical first hogzilla killed in GA--12 feet long, 9 inch tusks. This is the only evidence of the hog, since the head was "too large to mount on a wall.")
Update: Just learned that the GA legislature starts its new year with a Wild Hog Dinner (bbq). Interesting that this dinner took place just after this big beast got killed. (or kilt, sorry, JB). Coincidence?
posted by Megarita @ 11:21 AM
10 Comments:
Damn. That's just scary stuff.
What...no mention of the amount of bacon you could get out of that thing?
MA--Yeah, wild hogs didn't factor into my decision making quite enough, perhaps. Remember this lesson for your own job search!
Reid--Ah, you know me well. I did indeed ponder this for some time upon reading the article. Then I realized that bacon comes from pigs, not hogs, and this would be like boar bacon--not the same at all. So that's my answer to not coveting huge chunks of hogzilla. See? It's totally logical!!
wowza
I believe the correct grammar would be "So, someone killt hisself a 1100 lb. hog in Atlanta," no?
Cube--See? It's hard to regret coming to a place where one has access to this level of weird.
JB--Careful. Do not anger Hogzilla or his keeper.
Reid and I were thinking the same thing. That's a whole lotta bacon and honey-baked ham.
California is boring; we don't get stories like that out here.
When I saw that story on Friday I thought to myself, "Now, I know Megarita is going to have something to say about this!"
Watch yourself...with hogs like that running around GA you better start packing a pistol with some wallop. No one wants to read in the news "College Professor Trampled to Death by Hogzilla."
M--California IS boring! Most places are compared to hogsylvania!
Chim--I might need heat. I drove by a store that said, "Post-Christmas Sale Guns & Knives." Maybe that can take care of this problem. "I'm looking for a handgun that can stop a raging pig?"
Holy crap. That is terrifying.
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